Partnerships

Based on its long track record as a leading microfinance organization, Oikocredit has a pivotal role in the microfinance industry. We work closely with renowned experts and peers to further develop and professionalise the sector.

Some examples:

		Oikocredit works closely with Grameen Foundation to implement the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI), a tool to measure and monitor the social impact of microfinance developed by this global non-profit organization. Grameen foundation website

		CERISE, the French microfinance expert, invited Oikocredit to be the first microfinance investor to undergo a social audit, a landmark step towards making microfinance institutions socially accountable. Cerise website

		Oikocredit is initiator and staunch supporter of Microfinance Transparency (MFTransparency), an industry organisation promoting transparency in the microfinance sector. In 2009, 12 Oikocredit partners in Peru were among the first in the world to submit data to the global MicroFinance Transparency initiative and received certificates from MFT attesting to their pioneering spirit. They set the example and since then, 89 other Oikocredit MFI partners in 6 countries have participated in this initiative which is so crucial to building transparency within the sector. MFT website

		Oikocredit joined the Imp-Act, a consortium whose member have pioneered the development of practical approaches to assist MFIs in ‘applying a social lens' to their work and to manage their social performance. Impact website

		The Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX) is the leading business information provider dedicated to strengthening the microfinance sector. The organization's core focus is to provide objective data and analysis on microfinance providers. MIx website

		Oikocredit is an endorser of the Smart campaign, a global campaign committed to embedding client protection practices into the institutional culture and operations of the microfinance industry. Smart campaign website

Oikocredit is officially recognised as one of the world's leading microfinance organizations by CGAP, an independent policy and research centre housed at the World Bank that promotes access to finance for the world's poor.